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From Friday, January 01 2010 @ 10:00
to Friday, December 31 2010 @ 14:00
Islamic Art Collection (Permanent Exhibition) @ The Museum For Islamic Art
The Museum’s permanent collections constitute one of the most important exhibitions of Islamic art in the world. The collections represent the various period of Islamic rule, from the seventh to the nineteenth centuries CE. The exhibits present the numerous styles that characterized the different dynasties, from the first Umayyad caliphs to the Ottoman period, which marks the end of the Muslim Empire. The Museum’s exhibition halls are arranged in chronological and geographical order, in accordance with the various dynasties.
The collections include archeological finds from the Umayyad period and objets d’art from the Abbasid, Seljuk, Fatimid, Mamluk, Mongol, Timurid, Safavid, Kajari, Moghul and Ottoman periods. A special section of the Museum is devoted to the jeweler’s art; it contains a collection of jewelry from all parts of the Empire. The collections show the visitor the great diversity which exists in Islamic art: Decorated manuscripts with beautiful calligraphy, embroidered rugs, chessboards and chess pieces, dominoes and ancient playing cards, beautifully decorated colorful everyday objects and jewelry collections. The Museum’s Harari Collection exhibits silver vessels from the eleventh century CE found in a jar that had been hidden in the course of a well-to-do Spanish merchant’s journey to Persia. The collections provide a colorful depiction of life in the lands of Islam. The Museum’s magnificent weapons room contains cold weapons and firearms from the seventh to the nineteenth century CE. Among the cold weapons in the exhibition there are bayonets, bows and arrows, daggers, knives, swords and axes. The firearms on display include ancient rifles and pistols. The collection also contains various battle paraphernalia such as ancient armor, helmets, gunpowder pouches, unit insignias, and more. The entire collection was purchased by Prof. Richard Ettinghausen, one of the world’s foremost experts on Islamic archeology and art. Prof. Ettinghausen was the chief curator of the Freer Gallery, where he established a section of Islamic art, and later became Consultative Chairman of the Islamic Department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. He published dozens of books and articles on various aspects of Islam and Islamic art.
Sun. 10:00 - 15:00
Mon. 10:00 - 15:00
Tue. 10:00 - 19:00
Wed. 10:00 - 15:00
Thu. 10:00 - 19:00
Fri. and Holiday Eves 10:00 - 14:00
Sat. and Holidays 10:00 - 16:00
phone: 972-2-5661291
fax: 972-2-5661291
email: islamart@netvision.net.il
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to Friday, December 31 2010 @ 14:00
Islamic Art Collection (Permanent Exhibition) @ The Museum For Islamic Art
The Museum’s permanent collections constitute one of the most important exhibitions of Islamic art in the world. The collections represent the various period of Islamic rule, from the seventh to the nineteenth centuries CE. The exhibits present the numerous styles that characterized the different dynasties, from the first Umayyad caliphs to the Ottoman period, which marks the end of the Muslim Empire. The Museum’s exhibition halls are arranged in chronological and geographical order, in accordance with the various dynasties.
The collections include archeological finds from the Umayyad period and objets d’art from the Abbasid, Seljuk, Fatimid, Mamluk, Mongol, Timurid, Safavid, Kajari, Moghul and Ottoman periods. A special section of the Museum is devoted to the jeweler’s art; it contains a collection of jewelry from all parts of the Empire. The collections show the visitor the great diversity which exists in Islamic art: Decorated manuscripts with beautiful calligraphy, embroidered rugs, chessboards and chess pieces, dominoes and ancient playing cards, beautifully decorated colorful everyday objects and jewelry collections. The Museum’s Harari Collection exhibits silver vessels from the eleventh century CE found in a jar that had been hidden in the course of a well-to-do Spanish merchant’s journey to Persia. The collections provide a colorful depiction of life in the lands of Islam. The Museum’s magnificent weapons room contains cold weapons and firearms from the seventh to the nineteenth century CE. Among the cold weapons in the exhibition there are bayonets, bows and arrows, daggers, knives, swords and axes. The firearms on display include ancient rifles and pistols. The collection also contains various battle paraphernalia such as ancient armor, helmets, gunpowder pouches, unit insignias, and more. The entire collection was purchased by Prof. Richard Ettinghausen, one of the world’s foremost experts on Islamic archeology and art. Prof. Ettinghausen was the chief curator of the Freer Gallery, where he established a section of Islamic art, and later became Consultative Chairman of the Islamic Department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. He published dozens of books and articles on various aspects of Islam and Islamic art.
Sun. 10:00 - 15:00
Mon. 10:00 - 15:00
Tue. 10:00 - 19:00
Wed. 10:00 - 15:00
Thu. 10:00 - 19:00
Fri. and Holiday Eves 10:00 - 14:00
Sat. and Holidays 10:00 - 16:00
phone: 972-2-5661291
fax: 972-2-5661291
email: islamart@netvision.net.il
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